Transom controller



Oct; 24, 1939.

c w. WARD 2,177,446

TRANSOM CONTROLLER Filed May 23, 1938 T o 8 a 29 I /9 Z0 2 L J i" INVENTOR. CHARLES M4 I V/I/QD :FIE: 4. BY M 21. ZZW

ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 24, 1939 Z,i77,446

UNiTED STATfiS i iilfEi i'i Qiiiififi TRANSOM CONTROLLER Charles W. Ward, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application May 23, 1938, Serial No. 209,585 1 Claim. (01. 268-l13) This invention relates to transoms and more jamb in which a suitable elongated aperture 25 particularly to improvements in transom actuatis formed to permit the reception of arm 29 and ing and locking means. vertical movement thereof. Boss 26 is secured to An object of the invention is to provide a or formed integrally with arm as on each side 5 simple, practical and inexpensive device of the thereof and has an arcuate edge 2'! adapted to 5 character described. form a lock in cooperation with a pin 28 which Another object is to provide a transom actuatextends through arm 28, a suitable bearing plate ing and locking means which is substantially 29 being provided between pin 2% and plate 26 concealed within the framework of the door. if desired. Door member 6 has a recess 38 in Another object is to provide a transom aewhich is located a tubular member 3! having a 10 tuating and locking means which may be at-- compression spring 32 therein, the upper end of tached to the ordinary transom without chang- Which bears against a plate 3-3 suitably recessed ing its construction, in transom frame member 9.

Another object is to provide atransom actuat- From the above construction it will be abing and locking means which can be operated parent that operating member 2! may be raised 15 With one hand. and inclined a small amount to release the lock- Other objects and advantages will appear and ing action of bosses 25 and pin 23 and that the be brought out more fully in the following transom 1 can be readily opened or closed by specification, reference being bad to the accomappropriate manipulation of the operator 2i, go panying drawing wherein the spring 32 serving to open the transom l Fig. 1 is a side view of a door jamb and a suflicient amount to enable the weight of the transom illustrating my invention and transom to cause further opening movement. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front view of the same. The operator 2! can be manipulated by one hand Referring more particularly to the drawing, and locked in any position with the transom 95 I show a door jamb 5, a door member 5, a transom opened any amount. 1 having a hinge 8 secured to a lower frame Having described my invention, whatlclaim is: member 9 of the transom and door member 5, An operator and lock for a transom or the like A bracket Hi is suitably secured to transom I having a lower member hinged to a door frame, near the upper'portion thereof and has an arm a bracket on the upper 190111011 0f the t a so ll extending over door jamb 5. Bracket 12 is a member'within the door frame, a cable with- 30 suitably aflixed to door jamb 5 behind arm I! and in said frame and terminally connected to said extends through an aperture IS in door jamb 5 bracket and said member, said frame having an and supports a pulley M at the interior end thereap rtur a p at on s frame v sa d ap of. A cord l5 passes over pulley i4 and has and having aslot,a1ever arm extending through its upper end secured to arm I I. The 1ower end said slot and aperture and pivotally connected to 35 of the cord is secured to a plate it which is said member, and a fulcrum and an arcuate boss slideably positioned between the sides of a clevice On Sa d arm p d 011 Opposite Sides 0f Said IT, a spring l8 being positioned between plate i5 plate whereby said arm may be locked to said and the top of clevice l1. clevice ii is pivplate when tension is applied to said cable, said oted at 19 to an arm 29 of an operating member arm adapted to be e e sed by vot act o With 2i having a suitable grip portion 22, the arm' 20 respect to said fulcrum.

being adapted to extend through a slot 23 in a plate 24 suitably aflixed to the outside of door CHARLES W. W 

